THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED DAILY. MONDAY, FEB. 18, 1878.

Inangahua Times, Volume V, Issue 35, 18 February 1878, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times. PUBLISHED DAILY. MONDAY, FEB. 18, 1878.

AMORB:B.tnpidly inconfiifltont and utterly incomprehensible verdict than that dejwererl by thoiary in the lat« o»bo ofKcgiuft v-. Clarb, has not como I under our jaotico fo«r many a day. Tho 1 defendant woh placed upon hia trial in tho District Court for th& larcony m n bailee of a aum of M, which amoant hiul boon entrusted to him (a- police oonatftble) for the purpose of taking out a basmesß license. The prosecution wa« established beyond the dkmbl;, it would have been thought, of the moefc leaden of comprehenniotw. The payn ment of the money to defendant was in reality admitted by the defence. That tbo bailment had not been di>* chnrged waH proved, in fact admitted, and when tho defendant was arrested aH tho money that wa« found upo,n him wna 11s Gd. This, and much more than this was proved beyond a shadow of doubt, no evidence of any hind btiintg tendered in rebuttal. Hia Honor aummed up exhaustively and in torms bo clear oud unmiatnkeabJe that ifc wn<i thought the jury would have noi (lifHoulty in arriving at a fiooißion without- leaving the box. They did* however^ retire, but ovon then it wivs outside opinion that not even by the moat fallacious of reasoning could the most obtuse of jurymon find a peg upon which to hang a doubt in favor. of defendant, nnd in the face of this the jury nffcer meandering through n de» 'liberation of about three houraVliiration, returned with a verdict of " Not Gnilty," Wbatcver were tho feelings of bfn Honor upon bearing the verdict, ho did not express tbfim,' beyond venturing tho opinion that the jury had; taken M m extremely me»olful-^ nn extremely morciful view indeed 1 of the caso. That the finding of tbo . fury led to. a direct miscarriage of jiwtico fn b«vnnd all doubt, nnd bow n body 0/ prdinarily ipraetica) and seiiai'We men could' have perpetrated nuch a naked absurdity in truly surprising It may have been that the offonce with which aftensed was charged was not, oonflidored with all Hie surrounding, one of a very dark ctyo— iifc may ho thai; defendant owed his position more to nogiigonco than to criminal intent, but the foot remains that the charge was dearly established, and with I hat fact tho jury had to, deal, and the rest mighh bavo been left to the clemency of the Dourt, Upon what basis the jury arrived at thoir verdict wo m>vo no means of knowing, but it is a fafr inference that sentimental consideration* were allowed to weigh rather unduly in the framing of the 1 verdict. It mnv, however, serve to point n moral for the guidance of future jurymon, and wo flinoerely trust it will nnd thereby, possibly, save the district from a moat unenviable notoriety.

W» received information last mgnfc that the qurttitity of amalgam eolleoted by tho Welcome Compnny for Inst wcok was 1204 ouncrw, tho quantity of stonoorushed was 110 tonß. This hicb Averasjo is exelusivo of tbo contenta of tho boxes*. We are further informed that stone is coming forward abundantly, and in consequence tho crushnm 1 will he continued boyond the dufco originally fixed.

Tho rano of Bnyfolld v; Bnvis (Romfiward Bound Company) wi>« hoard in, the Dintrlofc Court on Thnrddny \t\«k, Judgmont wn,» ro» sorvod. Our roport af tho oano will appoar next isiuo, A oriokqt. mutoh bns boon armn^ed botwoon tho G[roy*nouH), Roofton nnd Orushinprton (oomhincd) ICltwon. Tho Grovmonth tonm will nrrivo horo by ooaob on Fridny ovoning noxt, ond tho rantob will boplnyod in, Smith's, paddook on tho following cluy. 'J.'h« Gloo Club will moot for prnotioo nt. tbo usual hour this nvoning nt Gilnor's Ilftll. ? Hifl Honor, Judgo Woaton, luffc by oni\n]\ ' W Wosporfc via GroymoiitU on flnti^rdny 1 nornini? lust.. It wnnhis intnnlinn ti procmx] by thi' Woalporfc couch, but owing to its not>« I arrival hero on Friday oyoning, and somo mimindorntaiulinH exiling aa to when it would » hit ftl>lo to Rot through owing to roportod - lundflipfl on tho roftil, hia Hanor pvocooded 1 via the aouthorn wnlo. Tho Wo«tp,ort oonob 1 camo through on Saturday night, and loft agnin yostorduy morning. The now Ohuroh of Knglnnd Building was furtnally oponod for Djvino Worship yoator day, a »pooinl »orvioo boirtg hold by tho Itov» \ Mr fl. T. N. Watkins of O-roymomh, nsaiotod ' by tho Roy Mr Rutherford of tho rliocoiso. Thoro was a very numerous congregation, and tho service v/<\9 very i^nproaaivo, Tbo chou

consisting of a «tro»i|* sUff of voouHstH, ujidor. tho dirootion of Mf T. Vnrry,, wns. mpM; cfll-. ciont. Tho sorvioe wns ropoatod nguin lust ovening when tho now bajkling was, cr,ow,dod in olil pnrta. Afioounts relativo to tho progroM o,f tho Woloomo orwhing oontlnno of tho mo«t satis" Kio'ory nalwo, and t.horo is no, doubt that tho oMiflliii>}{ will lircluoo tho l/vrgo«t. parool of gold ycfc obtained) by any, Compwy i)v tho linnngahu.n. A proposal^ wo boliovo on. foob toiftmalrt gAmnt,o tho United Band o,f liopo.and Monai-oh Cbo%pftni«"» Murray Orook, but da yot Iho pitoposul lv»« not takon any doflnitu Blinpi>. A. mooting, to conaidor tl»o mibjnot wiil probably bp bold in, Iho courno of tko ourront Tho looa.l Sportß Ooit\mit»tioo ol(iQwho*'o pub- * lwhos a mo^ nttraoliivo pronrammc of uport* for tbo Ejvstor Holidays, and as tho managom.anfc in yoars pa,ib has, givon, tho uin),)sfc satiflfaption K both to, oompofcitom and tho publjo wo may, look forward to 0, Tory largo. j ftitdmlnnooy nnd somo roally oxoiting oontoßts. Tb/J. Cojtn»itlioo lifts anyangodi for tho. attoiv ' dfttioo of tbo Reofton, llraaa Bandi on both days, nnd tbo lover* of dancing will thufl lmvo an opportunity ojf, turning tho occasion to. good aoqount>. At tho auction nile of tho ofToolw of tho Into Patrick Dißi^y, on Saturday, the auo« tionoor (M». M'-Loan) w.ho.is Iho loonl ngoi % ; for tbo Y^bVio /iVaatoo,, atatod thnfc a, gold watoh ebuin, owl othor yaluAbloa belonging to tho estnto had boon Btolon or rotnovodi from tbfl dpooasod'a hoiwo. 'Ibo ma,ttor. b^d boon plncod In tho hands of th,o polioo and tho paopor inqultiios wouKl bo infl||tu(todf Ho ' latimatod, lwwovor, tlm* It may bavo ' bden, po?»iblo tbn,t tbo. arlioloa in quootion, bad boon romovod by some o^f doconacdi's friondft, ponoibly with no bad intonitioii, but; as tbo ostato was now in the jurisdiction of tbo Tublio Trustco ovoryth.ing bolonging tboroto, fibould, bo nt 6noo, doliyorcdi up to eayo further